Finesse your German language skills and grow in confidence with our Lower Intermediate course. Build your knowledge across three structured modules.
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German Lower Intermediate - Level 3 Course overview
This online German course will train you to discuss and debate more complex topics at a lower intermediate level. You will read authentic resources, such as newspapers and biographies, and draw on elements of German culture, such as politics, education, film and food to have in-depth conversations with your tutor and peers.
Our online classes are live and interactive, so we can tailor the topics around your areas of interest and there will be plenty of opportunities for one-to-one support.
By the end of the three modules you will be communicating at a high CEFR B1 level of the Common European Framework Reference of language learning.
Who is it for?
Join us here if you have completed our German Elementary course or have studied formally elsewhere for 120 hours. You may have good or recent GCSE or a rusty A-level qualification or you can speak at CEFR A2/B1 level. See the eligibility section.
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Timetable
The Lower Intermediate German course includes 60 hours of online learning and is taught across three modules.
Benefits
- Delivered by a qualified German speaker
- Interactive and varied learning techniques
- Awarded a City St George’s, University of London certificate.
What will I learn?
By the end of this course you will be able to
- talk in more detail about political systems and parties
- talk about travelling and make travel arrangements
- read travel guides and discuss places of interests in German-speaking countries
- discuss environmental issues
- describe your media habits
- discuss social affairs and read articles on the topic
- compare places with each other
- express wishes
- talk about events that may/or not happen
- discuss advantages and disadvantages of certain sports and hobbies
- express yourself more politely
- give and receive advice
- discuss aspects of your work-life balance
- talk about advantages and disadvantages of different jobs
- invite people to events, parties
- make and change appointments
- discuss creative work
- express disagreement, intentions, disappointment
- narrate events using various past tenses and discuss future events
- explain aspects of the education system in German-speaking countries
- talk about food and exchange recipes
- describe processes
- watch, understand and discuss films and artists
- use argumentation: develop a critical point of view
- read biographical information and reviews
- describe people and items in detail.
Grammatical Structure
- revision of perfect tense and cases
- modal and reflexive verbs
- connectives
- indirect questions
- relative clauses
- the tense system
- the passive voice
- the subjunctive
- indirect speech
- prepositions
- the imperative
- negation
- verbs plus preposition
- The infinitive plus zu
- comparative and superlative
- pluperfect.
Assessment and certificates
You will receive a Certificate of Completion from City St George’s, University of London, along with a digital badge for your LinkedIn profile.
To qualify, you must attend at least 70% of classes.
Teaching
Classes are highly interactive and include:
- Small group work and role-play
- Listening to audio materials (e.g. radio clips)
- Reading articles and texts
- Watching video content
- Digital learning tools to support your progress
You’ll also explore German culture, current affairs and traditions alongside language learning.
Eligibility
It is the right level if one of the following applies:
- you can communicate at CEFR A2/B1 level, according to the Common European Framework Reference of languages
- you have completed our elementary course, or studied formally for 120 hours elsewhere
- You have a good or recent GCSE, or a rusty A-level.
You should already be able to:
- talk about free time and sports activities you enjoy
- use of conjunctions such as weil, dass and obwohl in sub-ordinate clauses
- understand some of the passive voice.
Please do reach out to our team if you’re not sure which level is right for you.
Additional requirements
To enrol onto the Lower Intermediate German course, you must:
- be age 18 or over
- have basic IT skills and a reliable internet connection to access lessons and course materials.
English requirements
You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.
Tutor
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Katja Miarka
Katja, a native German from Potsdam, holds an MA in Modern Foreign Languages and Education from Humboldt University Berlin, is a qualified secondary school teacher (QTS) and has obtained a Goethe Institute Certificate in Teaching German as a Foreign Language.
She has been teaching German for General, Business and Media courses for all levels at City St George's, University since 2007. Besides working at City St George's, University Katja teaches German to adults and children in other institutes across London. Her special interest in the field are vocabulary-learning strategies. Katja has also been teaching students online over the past years.
